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SUMMARY COMMENTARY

SUMMARY CHARACTERISTICS, NEW SOUTH WALES

As at 30 June 2006, the preliminary Estimated Indigenous Resident Population (ERP) in New South Wales was 148,178 (2.2% of all people in New South Wales).

Some key characteristics of the Indigenous population in New South Wales, based on 2006 Census usual residence data, are listed below.

More than half (57%) of Indigenous respondents were under 25 years of age.

On average there were 3.2 people per Indigenous household.

An Australian Indigenous language was spoken at home by less than 1% of Indigenous respondents.

35% and 21% of respondents aged 15 years and over stated Year 10 and Year 12 or equivalent respectively as their highest level of schooling.

54% of Indigenous respondents aged 15 years and over were in the labour force. Of these respondents, unemployed persons accounted for 19%.

The most common Occupations reported were Labourers, Community and Personal Service Workers, and Technicians and Trade Workers (19%, 16% and 13% respectively).

The most common Industries of employment reported were Health Care and Social Assistance (14%) Public Administration and Safety (10%), and Education and Training (9%).

59% of Indigenous households were living in rented dwellings and 36% of households were living in dwellings that were owned with or without a mortgage.

Summary Characteristics, New South Wales

Indigenous

Non-Indigenous

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Total

no.

no.

no.

no.

no.

no.

Persons(a)

Estimated Resident Population(b)

73 996.0

74 182

148 178

3 304 098

3 364 906

6 669 004

Language spoken at home

English only

63 403

66 733

130 136

. .

. .

. .

Australian Indigenous Languages

379

426

805

. .

. .

. .

Other Languages

820

670

1 490

. .

. .

. .

Total(c)

64 602

67 829

132 431

. .

. .

. .

Education

Attending

Pre-school

2 082

1 911

3 993

56 571

51 379

107 950

Infants/Primary

11 438

10 870

22 308

263 723

250 453

514 176

Secondary

6 849

6 754

13 603

209 885

207 670

417 555

Technical or Further Educational Institution(d)

1 738

2 445

4 183

76 566

78 136

154 702

University

777

1 571

2 348

104 306

130 599

234 905

Other/Institution not stated(e)

2 123

2 336

4 459

47 747

57 872

105 619

Total(c)

25 007

25 887

50 894

758 798

776 109

1 534 907

Highest year of school completed(f)

Year 12 or equivalent

7 092

8 867

15 961

1 067 908

1 121 543

2 189 453

Year 11 or equivalent

3 088

3 755

6 851

151 227

150 552

301 784

Year 10 or equivalent

12 559

14 054

26 611

639 152

675 510

1 314 663

Year 9 or equivalent

6 915

7 656

14 568

189 610

204 745

394 358

Year 8 or below

5 350

5 019

10 373

160 000

173 540

333 542

Did not go to school

500

316

818

22 258

30 650

52 903

Total(c)

35 512

39 670

75 179

2 230 161

2 356 539

4 586 704

Highest non-school qualification(f)

Postgraduate Degree

203

250

453

91 560

70 037

161 597

Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate

136

250

386

24 263

40 904

65 167

Bachelor Degree

969

1 823

2 792

289 311

339 298

628 609

Advanced Diploma and Diploma

958

1 974

2 932

157 761

224 138

381 899

Certificate Level

6 969

5 500

12 469

576 651

286 098

862 749

Total(c)

9 235

9 797

19 032

1 139 546

960 475

2 100 021

Work

Labour force status

Employed

18 541

16 738

35 277

1 538 348

1 311 809

2 850 157

Unemployed

4 678

3 748

8 423

94 082

78 345

172 427

Total labour force

23 211

20 485

43 700

1 632 433

1 390 152

3 022 584

Not in the labour force

15 764

21 650

37 409

679 022

1 052 077

1 731 097

Top three industries for Indigenous persons(g)

Health Care and Social Assistance

1 271

3 826

5 097

. .

. .

. .

Public Administration and Safety

1 971

1 540

3 511

. .

. .

. .

Education and Training

953

2 354

3 307

. .

. .

. .

Top three industries for non-Indigenous persons(g)

Retail Trade

. .

. .

. .

137 521

180 258

317 779

Health Care and Social Assistance

. .

. .

. .

66 039

230 821

296 860

Manufacturing

. .

. .

. .

198 153

74 246

272 399

Top three occupations for Indigenous persons(g)

Labourers

4 710

2 058

6 768

. .

. .

. .

Community and Personal Service Workers

1 677

3 928

5 605

. .

. .

. .

Clerical and Administrative Workers

984

3 462

4 446

. .

. .

. .

Top three occupations for non-Indigenous persons(g)

Professionals

. .

. .

. .

289 623

318 925

608 548

Clerical and Administrative Workers

. .

. .

. .

103 910

336 823

440 733

Technicians and Trades Workers

. .

. .

. .

331 441

56 959

388 400

Mean weekly equivalised household income ($)(h)

. .

. .

468

. .

. .

757

Dwellings

Occupied private dwelling(i)

. .

. .

57 244

. .

. .

2 270 974

Average household size

-

-

3.2

-

-

2.6

Average number of Children under 15

-

-

1.0

-

-

0.5

Housing tenure

Owned outright

-

-

7 564

-

-

803 141

Owned with a mortgage

-

-

13 159

-

-

729 002

Rented

Private

-

-

16 856

-

-

502 392

State/Territory housing authority

-

-

12 050

-

-

96 746

Community housing group

-

-

2 812

-

-

11 805

Other

-

-

1 286

-

-

24 365

Landlord type not stated

-

-

781

-

-

18 338

Total Rented

-

-

33 785

-

-

653 646

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

(a) Based on place of usual residence.

(b) Estimates at 30 June 2006 are preliminary and subject to revision. See Glossary. Note: Final estimates have now been released and are available in publication 3238.0.55.001 - Experimental Estimates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, Jun 2006.

(c) Excludes persons whose response was not stated.

(d) Includes TAFE Colleges.

(e) Other includes persons who are attending but did not indicate the type of institution.

(f) Persons aged 15 years and over.

(g) Employed persons aged 15 years and over.

(h) Comprises persons in households in which there were no temporarily absent adults and all incomes were fully stated.

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